Fair Exchange (TV series)

Premise

Eddie Walker (Foy) and Tommy Finch (Victor Maddern) were World War IIveterans and old friends who decided to have their daughters live in each other's households for a year because Eddie's daughter Patty (Lynn Loring) wanted to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil (Diana Chesney) and their son, Neville (Dennis Waterman), their daughter, Heather (Judy Carne) lived with Eddie and Dorothy Walker and their son, also named Tommy (Flip Mark).

The show focuses on the difficulties that Heather and Patty experience as they live in each other's families.

Fair Exchange replaced Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone on CBS's fall schedule in 1962. The series was the first hour-long sitcom since the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, but it was dropped. After mail protested CBS's decision, the network revived Fair Exchange in a half-hour format, but again the series failed in the ratings and was finally cancelled.

Background

Vinyl Confessions was a major turning point for the band. After the conversion of both guitarist/keyboard player Kerry Livgren and bass player Dave Hope to Christianity, and the focus that Livgren placed on his religion in the band's lyrics, lead singer Steve Walsh did not agree with the new direction of the band and left to form his own band, Streets. Walsh had also contributed much as a songwriter, so the band was forced to find a new lead singer who not only had a vocal style that fit the band's music, but also could contribute material for the upcoming album. After a long audition process, the choice came down to three strong candidates: Warren Ham, Michael Gleason and John Elefante. The band eventually settled on Elefante.

Fair Exchange

Here we come in a cloud, stars in our eyes,Standing up proud, it's a perfect disguise,We've got so much to give, so much to gain,Just give me your money and I'll give you my pain,It's a fair exchange...(fair exchange)Now Tia Maria, she leans on the wall,Looks in the mirror and pukes on the floor,Tries to remember the cause of it all...He just gave her a drink and she gave him a ball,It's a fair exchange...But I expect you expect a lot from me,I can feel your burning need...Your greedy, seedyfantasies are guaranteed to make my young heart bleedFor you and your pubescent blues, yes,You and your dancing shoes,You...and your sad glad news,About your boyfriend Stan...He's a dirty flirty man...And he'll get you if he can...Here I stand in a daze, axe in my hand,Another fool on the stage with a travelling band,There's a space in my heart...permanent flame,Just give me your body and I'll give you my brain,It's a fair exchange...Now Venus-De-Milo, a statue of note,She lays in the gutterWith a knife in her throat...naked as sin,No, not even a coat,She gave you a thrill so you gave her a grope,It's a fair exchange...Still, I expect you expect a lot from me,I know you all...The show goes on despite the wrong,The strong still riseAnd the weak still fall,This song is up to you, all along,You never knew,This song is coming on through to take you for a ride,It's tested, true and tried...